A researcher is concerned that experimental results obtained with college students may not apply to adults in the general population. This illustrates a concern with ____ validity.
A) internal
B) external
C) experimental
D) correlational

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External validity refers to the extent to which findings can be generalized to other settings or populations outside of the study. In this case, the researcher is concerned about whether the results obtained with college students can be applied to adults in the general population, which is a matter of external validity. Internal validity refers to whether the study measures what it claims to measure, experimental validity refers to whether the study's design allows for causal conclusions, and correlational validity refers to whether the measure used in the study is reliable and valid.

A Researcher Is Concerned That Experimental Results Obtained with College